Ok, Nellis AFB is really the home of the Thunderbirds. But, did you know that for a month in the beginning of the team's creation, the Thunderbirds were called the Stardusters? The first team had only three weeks to prepare for their first show too. I guess it just reinforces the fact that they had good training all along. Their first civilian air show was at Frontier Days in Cheyenne in 1953.
We stopped by the Thunderbirds Museum one afternoon. After several loads of laundry and a couple of errands, it was time for a little something different. The museum wasn't very big, but we enjoyed looking at the memorabilia and trying to figure out why the 5 was always upside down. We'll let you figure that one out on your own. Here's a hint. 5 is the lead solo jet.
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